Mitral Annular Disjunction: An Under-Recognized Entity in Pediatrics

Fahad A Alfares; Jae Ho Sohn; Yoo Jin Lee; Rachel Farrell; Francesca N Delling; Kishor Avasarala; Anita J Moon-Grady; Shafkat Anwar; Karyn M Austin

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102297

Mitral Annular Disjunction: An Under-Recognized Entity in Pediatrics

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Mar 21;29(9):102297. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102297. eCollection 2024 May 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
² Department of Cardiac Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.

Abstract

Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is a rare and under-recognized entity in the pediatric population. We present 2 cases of MAD in previously healthy pediatric patients and highlight clinical scenarios where MAD should be suspected.

Keywords: mitral annular disjunction; mitral valve prolapse; pediatrics; sudden cardiac arrest; ventricular arrhythmia.

Publication types

Case Reports